Seapoe Shipping Moves from Qingdao to Montreal

Client Information: Mr. Wu;
Shipping Route: Qingdao to Montreal;
Service Date: 2019.11.25;
Case Summary: Mr. Wu in Qingdao shipped some furniture and luggage to Montreal, Canada.

Montreal is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River, and is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in Quebec Province. Montreal is a typical English-French bilingual city, with Gothic churches throughout the city and a French-speaking majority population, reflecting a unique French cultural heritage, and is regarded as the "romantic capital" of North America. At the same time, Montreal is also a prosperous international metropolis; its unique cultural character, beautiful city scenery, and relaxed lifestyle have repeatedly earned it a place among the world's most livable cities.

Mr. Wu from Qingdao immigrated and settled in Montreal, Canada, and entrusted Seapoe with shipping some furniture and luggage there. For moving from China to Montreal, because there are many items to transport, choosing sea freight is the most cost-effective option. Here there are full container load (FCL) and less than container load (LCL) shipping. The items Mr. Wu needed to transport included tables and chairs, a piano, books, porcelain, wardrobes, etc., with a packed volume of 16 cubic meters, making LCL shipping suitable. Given the extremely high packaging requirements for long-distance transport, Seapoe provided professional packaging services for Mr. Wu's personal belongings. Professional packaging techniques combined with high-quality packaging materials can effectively reduce the damage rate of items during transport. Below is the packaging scene on the day of pickup:

When moving from Qingdao to Montreal, the most important thing is to find a professional and reliable international moving company. As an experienced practitioner, "熙浦国际搬家" has provided cross-border moving services to hundreds of immigrants and international students, covering multiple moving stages including on-site measurement and assessment, on-site packing, customs declaration and clearance, door-to-door delivery, furniture assembly, and debris removal, strictly following international professional standards with full end-to-end service, so you can perfectly achieve a cross-border move without leaving home!

Notes for moving from Qingdao to Montreal:

1. New immigrants to Canada can bring in items that have been used in China for more than 1 year duty-free, but they must not be used for commercial purposes or sold within one year. If there are brand-new items, they must be truthfully declared to customs, and customs duties and Canadian consumption tax must be paid according to customs policy. Typically, the duty on furniture is about 8%, and the consumption tax is 13%.

2. Documents required for new immigrants moving to Canada: passport photo page and original visa, English-language item list, ocean bill of lading, and Canada Customs B4E declaration form.

3. Canadian customs requires that when clearing personal belongings, the consignee must go to the site in person to handle the procedures and answer questions. You need to prove to customs that the shipped items are personal belongings or personal property that you have used in China.

4. Canadian curtains have fewer styles and high prices, so it may be worth stocking up appropriately; in addition, tableware, plastic products, and bedding can be brought in larger quantities, but they must be within a reasonable range for personal use. Such items do not take up much space but are relatively expensive to buy in Canada.